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Body mass index (BMI)

human.bmi

status: draft confidence: high reviewer: none (unreviewed)

Citations

nhanes_anthro_2015_2018bohr_bmi_waist

Related variables

human.body_masshuman.staturehuman.waist.circumference.omphalionhuman.hip.circumferencehuman.chest.circumference

Record fields

id
human.bmi
name
Body mass index (BMI)
definition
Body mass divided by the square of stature (kg/m^2). A derived adiposity proxy; cannot separate fat from lean.
domain
human
system
whole_body
region
whole_body
type
derived
unit
kg/m2
allowed_range
min
10
max
100
derivation
formula
human.body_mass / (human.stature/100)^2
inputs
  • human.body_mass
  • human.stature
dependencies
incoming
  • human.body_mass
  • human.stature
outgoing
  • human.waist.circumference.omphalion
  • human.hip.circumference
  • human.chest.circumference
evidence
definition_sources
  • nhanes_anthro_2015_2018
relationship_sources
  • bohr_bmi_waist
confidence
high
status
draft
version
0.1.0
reviewer
notes
Exact arithmetic (ev 5); interpretation as adiposity is weaker. No EQ triple (derived ratio).